Women Are Drawn Here As Jurors

The Register-Leader, September 22, 1921

For the first time in the history of Washington County women have been chosen to serve as grand and petit jurors during the fall term of court. This became known Thursday morning when jurors for the October term were drawn from the wheel by Judge David H. Thomas of the common pleas court. One woman, Laura Best, of 705 Second Street, will be included in the fifteen grand jurors who meet at the court house on Monday, October 10, at 10 A.M., to consider cases that have accumulated during the past four months.

Among the twenty petit jurors drawn to serve during the October term, four women are listed. They are Maud Edwards, 317 Sixth Street; Lillian Kerr of Newport; Anna Williams, 605 Montgomery Street; and Fannie Mindling of Cutler. The petit jurors have been summoned to meet on Monday, October 17.

The names of the newly enfranchised voters were first placed in the jury wheel when the annual selection was made by the jury commissioners in June. The drawing of grand and petit jurors Thursday was the first held since that time and hence women will sit in the jury box for the first time during the October term.

The following grand and petit jurors were drawn:

Grand Jurors - F. F. Graham, Vincent; E. H. Basim, Vincent; H. H. Hening, Dart; E. G. Day, Wingetts Run; Laura Best, 705 Second Street, Marietta; H. G. Chamberlain, Marietta R.D. 3; James R. Heyler, Marietta; Benjamine Wagner, Waterford; E. E. Reed, Marietta R.D. 5; C. T. Engle, Lowell; H. N. Smithson, Macksburg; William W. McAtie, Lowell; George White, Archers Fork; E. J. Morris, Cutler; and G. W. Pierce, of Waterford.

Petit Jurors - Maud Edwards, 317 Sixth Street, Marietta; J. Frank Coffman, Marietta R.D. 5; Lillian Kerr, Newport; F. E. Goddard, Cutler; Ray Beagle, 213 Montgomery Street, Marietta; William M. Hart, Muskingum Drive; W. F. Hale, Macksburg; Anna Williams, 605 Montgomery Street, Marietta; H. B. Goddard, 726 Second Street, Marietta; Lewis Hockinberry, Lower Salem; L. E. Miller, Marietta; F. A. West, Marietta; O. S. Creighton, 805 Fifth Street, Marietta; Fannie Mindling, Cutler; Clement Schilling, Marietta R.D.; O. Breckenridge, Watertown; E. J. Schott, Marietta R.D. 5; Frank Bartlett, Marietta R.D. 3; Frank McGirr, Little Hocking, and H. J. Tresch, of Fleming.

The Register-Leader, October 18, 1921:

Two Women Take Places in Jury Box

Women occupied two places in the jury box for the first time in Washington County, Tuesday morning, when petit jurors of the October term assembled at nine o'clock. One woman was excused from the panel selected for hearing of the first case on the court calendar while a fourth, drawn for duty as a petit juror, was excused by Judge David H. Thomas and did not report.

The two women who have drawn the honor of sitting on the first mixed jury of the county are Maude Edwards, 317 Sixth Street, Marietta, and Fannie Mindling, of Cutler. Both were impanneled for hearing the case of Edward F. Herrlinger against The Spectrum Crayon Corporation, the first on the October calendar.

Under a challenge of one of the attorneys in the case, Anna Williams, 605 Montgomery Street, who had been tentatively selected, was excused.

The fourth woman drawn for duty as a petit juror but who was excused from reporting Tuesday was Mrs. Lillian Kerr of Newport. Mrs. Kerr is the mother of four children, all under ten years of age, and her request that she be excused was granted.

In the case of Herrlinger and Company against the Spectrum Crayon Company it is alleged by the plaintiff that on April 16, 1920, the defendant placed its order with the plaintiff for 1 ton of chip board at the rate of $110.00 a ton. This was changed on June 14, 1920, the plaintiff asserts, to consist of two tons. On November, it is alleged, 4625 pounds of chip board were delivered, total cost of the consignment being $254.38. No part of this sum has ever been paid, the plaintiff asserts, and asks judgment for the amount, together with interest from December 4, 1920.

Attorney T. J. Summers is counsel for the plaintiff in the case while Attorney R. M. Noll represents the defendant.

In addition to the two women in the panel, jurors hearing the case are J. Frank Coffman, F. E. Goddard, Ray M. Beagle, Lewis Hockinberry, L. E. Miller, F. A. West, Clement Schilling, E. J. Schott, Frank Bartlett, and H. J. Tresch.

New City Map

The Marietta Times, September 16, 1869

G. L. Chamberlin, Esq., has drawn, from actual survey, a handsome and accurate map of Marietta and Harmar, which shows the number of every lot, where every house stands, how many stories high, and of what material built - the width of the streets, the location of all public grounds, and all manufacturing establishments. It is to be finely engraved and beautifully colored, and will be sold at so low a price that all may have it. No business man can afford to be without it. Mr. George Jenvey, of the Periodical store, is the publisher, who will give all desired information.

Two Sites for School Meet Favor

Marietta Daily Times, April 16, 1923

That the survey commission from the extension department of Ohio State University will recommend at least two possible sites for location of Marietta's proposed new high school building is learned from good authority, and it is expected that a formal report will be made to Superintendent Skinner and the Board of Education during the present week. One of the locations is on Seventh Street near the end of Tupper Street extension, and the other is on what is commonly known as Cisler's hill, on the east side of Seventh Street opposite the Marietta chair company plant.

The commission is said to have given first choice to the site at the head of Tupper Street and this would include the J. S. Goebel place with portions of both the Bartlett Estate and the Thomas Cisler homestead. The commission is very favorable impressed with this site, describing it as one of the best for high school purposes to be found in the state of Ohio.

Goebel Place Too Small

The Goebel property in itself would not be quite large enough for a High site and the additional ground would embrace a narrow strip off of the Southeast side of Beverly Place - the Bartlett estate - and a good plat of ground from the Cisler place to the north of the Cisler brick plant.

The second available site advised by the commission, on Cisler's hill, is described as ideal for the needs of the occasion, except that the approaches to it would have to be more elaborate and their construction would mean an expenditure of more money than would be required for similar work on the other site. It likely would mean the building of a viaduct either from Putnam Street hill or from Butler Street, either of which would lead directly to the proposed school grounds.

Cisler Hill Advocated

There has been a feeling for some time that the Cisler hill site is the logical one for the proposed high school, and its advocates have had a double purpose in mind. The opening of this territory by construction of a viaduct or other similar approach would make available a fine lot of building territory almost in the heart of the city and would give prospective home builders a chance for an outlet that long has been needed.

Walnut Hills and the territory adjoining it on both sides would afford building space for hundreds of homes, as the ridge winds around a half-circle and drops down to the rear of Norwood a distance of considerably more than a mile.

Approach is Great Need

All that is needed to open up this territory and make it highly desirable is a suitable approach from the main part of the city, and the high school project worked out to this end would result in a broad-gauge civic improvement of far-reaching effect upon the whole city, it is felt by friends of the plan.

Various surveys that have been made by postal employes, the census bureau and other agencies in the past have show the center of population of Marietta community to be in the vicinity of Putnam and Sixth streets, so that the findings of the University Commission in its work a week ago but affirms the fact, and the selection of one of the sites to be recommended would appear to be logical.

  

Murder of William A. Dutton

 The Marietta Register, June 17, 1864

On Friday, 10th inst., about noon, William A. Dutton, a little son of John B. Dutton, nine years old last February, was shot through the heart and instantly killed at the upper end of the "Capitolium" square on Fifth Street, above Washington.

It appears that an abandoned family named Steed, two or three weeks ago, moved from the top of the hill north of town, into a small barn in the locality of the murder. Rude boys often threw stones at the barn in which they were staying and probably used impudent language to the inmates. Mrs. Steed became enraged and, it is said, threatened to shoot the boys.

Just before the shooting, some boys stoned the barn; who they were, we are not advised. The little Dutton boy and two or three others of his age were playing upon the commons near the barn. Perhaps some of them had thrown stones, influenced by larger boys, and perhaps not. At any rate, a gun was fired from the barn, killing the little Dutton boy.

Mrs. Mary Steed, her son William J. Steed, some 15 years of age, and two daughters were arrested and had an examination before John Test, Esq. The daughters were discharged. Mrs. Steed and her son were committed to jail on the charge of murder. Four of Mrs. Steed's younger children, one about a year old, have been sent to the County Infirmary.